Assessors/Comets/Roundheads/Longfins
These fishes belong in the "Order Perciformes" and "Suborder Percoidei" as members of the "Family Plesiopidae"(Roundheads or Longfins) which contains the following two genera of interest. These members are shy, retiring, and mouthbrooders, and should be kept in an aquarium with numerous hiding places. Do not keep with fishes or crustaceans small enough to be eaten.
They spend their daylight hours in caves with only their tail possibly protruding outward. Their tail contains a false eyespot and gives the fish a moray eel appearance, which discourages predators. They require a calm environment, are not aggressive feeders, and feed on small live fishes or shrimp. Do not keep them with fishes small enough to be eaten.
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